I had hard time waking up and downloaded an app called AlarmMe and it only turned off when I solved simple math questions
Realized it helped me a lot with problem solving skills
Had hard time math classes and programming classes, but spend little time in practicing
However machine learning jobs and software engineering jobs require both fluent math and programming skills
Why not expand this alarm on programming and more advanced math problems to even prepare for job interviews?
Reasons behind why it would help
Book called Grit emphasized persistence is very important
Everybody needs to wake up
By solving at least three questions a day, person will be able to solve over 1000 questions and over 4000 questions in 4 years
That being said, book called Outlier said spending 100,000 hours on one area was key to being an expert
This app will contribute to making a person in being an expert in math and programming
What it does
Set an alarm to wake up in the morning
Set how many questions you want to solve in either math or leetcode
The alarm will go off only when you solve all the questions
How I built it
Made an app with flutter to provide for both Android and Apple
Got linear algebra questions from textbooks and problems from leetcode
Made tabs to alternate through home(page for making alarm), solving leetcode, and solving math
User will only be able to return to shut the alarm when the user solves all the questions that was already set when making the alarm
Challenges I ran into
Learning a whole new language and developing an actual app from the very beginning
Different rules between Android and Apple platforms
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
Will be able to help students who are having hard times in math and computer science classes by having them practice everyday when they wake up
Will be able to help students to prepare for job interviews
Will be able to assist adults who would like to just upgrade their math and programming solving skills without having them spend too much time in the day
What I learned
Making what I want to make is actually made me happier than I thought it would
Learned how app platforms worked
What's next for Alaram Clock that stops after solving cs or math problems
Register up to 75 leetcode questions and at least 100 questions for each chapter in linear algebra textbook
Launch on both Apple and Android
Make it possible for me to use it everyday and improve myself
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